workday consultant

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July 01, 2024

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Sai teja devarakonda

Workday Consultant

469-***-****

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Professional Highlights:

Over 7+ years of extensive experience with Development, Design, Analysis, and unit testing of business requirements.

Expertise in analysis of client's HR/Payroll business needs through client working sessions and day to day support of Workday HCM, Security, Compensation, and Reporting issues.

Providing support of HR processes such as employee record maintenance, Payroll, Benefits, Security, Pay Planning, Performance Management/Talent Management, Time Tracking / Onboarding (Hire).

Experience in implementation of Workday HCM for various HR modules which includes Benefits, Payroll, Recruiting, Talent Management, Change Management, Compensation, Time tracking, and Leave/Absence Management.

Expertise in the Workday product suite, specializing and deepening skillset within the Talent Management and HCM Functional area.

Extensive knowledge of various HR transactions involved in Workday HCM Integrations.

Hands-On Experience in creating and configuring Custom reports, Calculated Fields, XpressO, Workday Studio, EIBs, Core Connector, Cloud Connector, PICOF, PECI, Report Design, Business form Layout, Solution Manager, Learning module, Object transporter.

Experience in Workday Human Resource including Workday Payroll, Business Analysis, Business Process Flows, Security, Reporting, and Integration.

Good understanding of Integrations including Web Services, SaaS, Workday Architecture, Business Process Framework.

Proficient in Simple, Advanced, composite, and matrix Reporting, dashboard development.

Provided continuous HR Reporting & Analytic support for: Cost Centers, Payroll Earnings and Deductions, Compensation, Time Tracking and 401(K) auditing.

Responsible for full development of Custom Reports and calculated fields manipulating data for the Confidential Group.

Strong experience in Kronos Configuration and support of modules including WFS-Workforce Scheduling, time & attendance (work rules, pay rules, holiday configuration, display/access profiles).

Developed configuration items in Time & Attendance like Labor Level entries, Payrules, Display Profiles, Access profiles, Accruals, Comments, Employee group and LL transfer sets.

Experience in various technologies involved in Integration development (XML, XPath, XSLT, XSD, Web Services).

Experience in Advanced Excel and its features like Pivot Tables, Charts, Functions, etc.

Expertise in Workday LMS in creating, updating, and configuring Learning Programs; develop and edit numerous lessons & e-learning courses that are required by the personnel. Track course views, completions, feedback, and survey the results.

Analytical exposure of UML such as Class Diagrams, Activity Diagrams, State Diagrams, Sequence Diagrams, Data Flow Diagrams, and Entity Diagrams which included processes in payroll, security, job benefits, compensation grades, and packages.

Experience working on Workday HCM Global roll out and implementation which includes configuring Security, Roles, Business Processes, Reports, Data migration, and Upgrades.

Expertise in Data management, Workday, and creating Custom reports using different combinations of calculated fields. Creating containers in the cloud to create, deploy, and run applications.

Proven skills in developing the test scripts for the System testing, Regression testing using Mercury Interactive tools (QTP, Load-Runner, QC).

Involved in QA/Testing processes like User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and System Integration Testing (SIT).

Good experience in testing of Converted Data in Workday Implementation/ Sandbox Tenants.

Strong knowledge with the administration and implementation of Workday Financial modules like Procurement, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Business Assets, Endowments and Gifts, Financial Accounting, Non-sponsored AR, Banking and Settlements.

Developed and built custom reports related to Workday Financials.

Experience in designing and prototyping User Interfaces for intranet, Web applications and websites using HTML/HTML5, XML, CSS.CSS3, Bootstrap, JavaScript, jQuery.

In-depth knowledge of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) Phases such as Requirement Analysis, Design, Development, Testing, and Deployment.

Good knowledge in using the JIRA tool for bug tracking, issue tracking & project management.

Experience in analyzing and preparing Project Deliverables such as Business Requirement Document (BRD), Functional Requirement Document (FRD), Requirement Traceability Matrix, and proposed changes for process improvement.

Worked on Automated Deployment, Jenkins for Continuous Integration, and continuous delivery.

Excellent interpersonal, communication and organizational skills, Strong data analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.

Technical Skills:

Software Products: Workday, ServiceNow, Peoplesoft, ADP, Kronos, JIRA, Liquid Planner, Oracle, AWS.

Workday Technical: Workday Integrations - Core Connector, EIB Inbound and Outbound, Workday Studio, PECI, PICOF, Workday Custom Reports, BIRT Design, XSLT Document Transformations, Calculated Fields, Business Object, and Security.

Workday Functional:

Workday HCM - HR, Payroll, Recruiting, Staffing, Compensation, Benefits, Time Tracking, Absence Management.

Workday Financial - Budgets, Cash Management, Customer Accounts, Supplier Accounts, Expenses, Inventory, Procurement, Projects.

Tools: SQL, PL/SQL, Microsoft Visio, Excel, Crystal Info, Citrix, and Visual Basic 6.0, SOAP, XpressO, Oxygen XML, XSLT.

Operating Systems: Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000 Server, Unix (Solaris), Windows XP/07/10/vista, and Linux 7.1.

Web Programming Tools: ASP, HTML/ HTML5, DHTML, VBScript, JavaScript, React.js, IDE/ Editors Visual Studio 2008, Eclipse, Net Beans, C, C++.

Work Experience:

HRIS Analyst

Client: Ford, Remote Apr 2021–Present

Responsibilities:

Play a key role as a post-Production support in various Workday HCM modules including Core HR, Recruiting, Payroll, Time Tracking, Absence, Compensation, Benefits, Advanced Compensation, Talent Modules related to User access to the Workday system.

Gathering and documenting customer requirements, tracking, reporting and analyzing key organizational and operational reports.

Converted Business requirements into Workday requirements by creating Workday Mapping documents.

Serve as a subject matter expert for Core HR, Payroll, Compensation, Time & Absence, Benefits, Advanced Comp, Talent & Performance modules, and Security.

Part of the HRIS Support team. Actively resolve any issues related to the Business Processes, Security configurations and Security assignments, Supervisory Organizations clean up, Business Process configurations, Questionnaire configurations in Recruiting module, Offer Letter issues, etc.

Reviewed All Existing Payroll Processes and Conducted Pain Point analysis in existing Payroll Processes.

Created numerous test scenarios as part of the Workday Release 2021 R2 in scope of many Business Processes like Hire, Job Change, Promote, Transfer, Terminate, Compensation changes, Employee Self Service process, Manager Self-service processes, Request Compensation Change, etc.

Analyzed and Developed Use Case Scenarios for HR, Payroll, Time, Compensation Management and Benefits.

Configure the Offer Letters by updating and maintaining the US & Canada Offer Letter Validation condition rules and changing the verbiages of the respective Text Blocks associated with these condition rules. Next, generate and test these offer letters in Sandbox tenant.

Experience in developing and configuring Custom reports related to Workday Core HR, Compensation & Payroll, Bonus Plans reports and modified the existing custom reports.

Managed and configured Payroll ADP Payforce Integration, ADP Tax Monthly, ADP Tax Quarterly, ADP Periodic using Connectors which are pre-delivered by Workday.

Setup notifications sent via the e-mail to the Recruiters once the candidate signs the Offer letter.

Worked on updating Job Profiles, Business Titles, Worker Type, Time Type, Converting Contingent Worker to Employees, Re-hire, Contract Ends, Terminations, Create Supervisory Organizations, Custom Organizations, etc.

Creating various test cases for Payroll and Non-Payroll Integrations which involved different Staffing Events and data changes for the employee records.

Experience in creating Custom Advanced and Matrix reports for Upper Management Dashboard like the Turnover reports including New Hires, Voluntary Resignations, Terminations, Compensation actions in the last 30 days, etc.

Developed simple and secure Integrations using Workday Enterprise Interface Builder (EIB) both Inbound and Outbound.

Auditing the Integration Events, work on the Error reports and resolve those errors following the successful executions of the Inbound/Outbound EIBs.

Developed several integration and functional reports to report out mass data from the workday.

Configured User-based Security Groups, Role-based Security Groups, Edit Domain Security Policies, Business Process Security Policies, granting Initiation/ Cancel/ Rescind – web service accesses to Integration Administrator, Assignable Roles at the Supervisory Org level, etc.

I am part of the HRIS team responsible to ensure that payroll data is passed on correctly to the payroll vendor or payroll system depending on territory integration requirements.

Gathering user requirements for key operational reports for the HRIS and Copensation Director of Human Resources.

Design and build Inbound/ Outbound integrations using EIB, Core Connector.

Worked on Talent and Performance modules including the key product areas Talent Profile, Performance Management, Talent Review, Succession Planning, Goal Management, Career and Development Planning, etc.

Workday Testing which includes System, Integration and End to End Testing, Parallel Acceptance Testing, Access Testing, UAT.

Experience using Excel using pivot tables, arithmetic calculations, formulas (v-lookup and others), data validation, and conditional formatting.

Environment: Workday, ServiceNow, EIB Inbound/Outbound, Core Connector, XML, XSLT, Workday Report Writing, custom reports, calculated fields, Tableau, Compensation, Talent Management, Recruiting, Benefits, Payroll, Headcount, Implementation Tenant, Sandbox Tenant, Production Tenant.

HRIS Analyst

Client: Early warning services, Phoenix, AZ Feb 2020–Mar 2021

Responsibilities:

Serve as a subject matter expert for Core HR, Payroll, Compensation, Time & Absence, Benefits, Advanced Comp, Talent & Performance modules, and Security.

Play a key role as a post-Production support in various Workday HCM modules including Core HR, Recruiting, Time Tracking, Absence, Compensation, Benefits, Advanced Compensation Modules related to User access to the Workday system.

Design and build Inbound/ Outbound integrations using EIB.

Experience in web services like Recruiting, Staffing, Payroll, Absence Management, Compensation, Time Tracking, Termination.

Hands-on experience in Standard Reports, Calculated Fields, and Custom reports Created and maintained custom and ad-hoc reports as well as, run scheduled reports needed by end-users and Create custom Workday reports and modify/troubleshoot existing custom reports using Calculated Fields.

Worked on configuring Domain Security Policy and Business Process Security Policy.

Experience using Excel using pivot tables, arithmetic calculations, formulas (v-lookup and others), data validation, and conditional formatting.

Developed test cases and test scenarios to perform UAT, SAT on the newly developed integrations as well as assisted with the UAT for Workday 4 scale project and made sure the data is handled correctly in the downstream systems.

I was a Security Admin and prime POC for any access related issues. Worked as an Admin for other platforms like HackerRank, New Hire Wizard, Peopleforce, and Supportforce.

The security access levels differ on a Recruiter level, Interviewer level as well as Developer level based on the CodePair and Remote Programming Test (RPT) functionalities.

Worked on various Inbound EIB loads including webservices like Assign Roles, Request Compensation Change, Put Location, Change Benefits, Change Beneficiary, Edit Position, Create position, Add/Update Workday Account, Enter Time Off, Add/Update Organization, Assign members to Custom Organization, Change Organization Assignments, Change Business Title, Close Job Requisition, etc.

Environment: Workday, Peopleforce, Salesforce, Supportforce, EIB Inbound/Outbound, Hackerrank, New Hire Wizard, Workday Report Writing, custom reports, calculated fields, Compensation, Recruiting, Benefits, Headcount, Implementation Tenants, Sandbox Tenant, Production Tenant, Workday 4 scale testing.

Workday Consultant

Client: TJX Companies, Boston, MA Jan 2019 to Jan 2020

Responsibilities:

Played a key role in the implementation project of various Workday HCM modules including Core HR, Recruiting, Time Tracking, Absence, Payroll, Compensation, and Benefits Modules related to User access to the Workday system.

Working as a Techno-Functional consultant in assisting with the implementation of above mentioned HCM Modules.

Gathering and documenting customer requirements, tracking, reporting and analyzing key organizational and operational reports. Converted Business requirements into Workday requirements by creating Workday Mapping documents.

Experience in working as a report writer by creating numerous Custom Workday Core HR, Time Tracking, Compensation & Payroll reports and modified the existing custom reports.

Serve as a subject matter expert for Core HR, Payroll, Compensation, Advanced Comp, Talent & Performance modules, and Security.

Created numerous test scenarios for Testing in scope of many Business Processes like Hire, Job Change, Promote, Transfer, Terminate, Compensation changes, Employee Self Service process, Manager Self-service processes, etc.

Involved in Production Support on Payroll, troubleshooting Payroll/Time and Labor errors, and providing solutions.

Proposed Compensation for New Hire, involved in Editing Government Ids and Workday Account.

Configured the Compensation Basis, Compensation Components like Packages, Compensation Grades, Grade profiles, plans, frequency, Pay Rate type, One-Time payment, etc.

Experience in creating Custom Advanced and Matrix reports for Upper Management Dashboards.

Developed simple and secure Integrations using Workday Enterprise Interface Builder (EIB) both Inbound and Outbound.

Auditing the Integration Events, work on the Error reports and resolve those errors following the successful executions of the Inbound EIBs.

Worked with the configuration of Workday Studio and Cloud connector Integrations to fix/update the issues.

Worked on Talent and Performance modules including the key product areas Talent Profile, Performance Management, Talent Review, Succession Planning, Goal Management, Talent Marketplace, Career and Development Planning, etc.

Developed several integration and functional reports to report out mass data from the workday.

Built and managed integration using Calculated Fields, EIBs, Document Transformation, Workday Core Connector, XML, XSLT, and Web Services technologies.

Extensively worked on Workday data conversion, I Loads and Workday integrations.

Gathering user requirements for key operational reports for the HR Director of Human Resources.

Design and build Inbound/ Outbound integrations using EIB, Core Connector.

Worked on updating the Employee records and data like Updating and Adding the Legal Names, Local Names, Put Applicants, Change Job, Create & Edit Position, Hire Employee, Contract/End Contingent Worker, Update the Salaries of the employees from the European Countries including Austria, China, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Israel, Japan, Singapore etc.

Worked on adding/updating the data on the Supervisory Organization level using numerous EIB Inbound web services like Add/ Update Organization, Assign Roles, Put Supervisory Organization Restrictions, Put Cost Centers, Adding Business Units, etc.

Workday Testing which includes System, Integration and End to End Testing, Parallel Acceptance Testing, Access Testing, UAT.

Expertise in creating/ updating the Service Change requests, Incidents, IT requests, Demands, Ideas in ServiceNow.

Experience using Excel using pivot tables, arithmetic calculations, formulas (v-lookup and others), data validation, and conditional formatting.

Serve as a resource for Tier 1 end-user support. Participate in testing for semi-annual Workday updates.

Support the design, testing, and maintenance of the Workday HCM system globally.

Developed and Configured XSLT code to transform the XML into the required file format.

Managing and understanding the different data sources, business objects, primary business objects and secondary business objects.

Workday HRIS Consultant

Client: MassMutual – Boston, MA Jan 2018 – Dec 2018

Responsibilities:

Played a key role as a Post-Production support of Workday HCM like Core HR, Recruiting, Compensation, Payroll, Benefits, Time Tracking, and Absence Management Modules related to User access to the Workday system.

Serve as a subject matter expert for HCM, Payroll, Compensation, Benefits, Talent, Performance, and Security.

Perform system enhancements, system maintenance, system testing, system upgrades.

Build and maintain system configurations and integrations with third-party systems.

Provide hands-on troubleshooting support to employees in completing transactions.

Configured Workday Benefits including groups, plans, coverage types, event types, and eligibility rules.

Worked on Mass compensation changes and modifications for allowance plans and benefits.

Configure Workday Compensation Packages including salary, bonus, allowance, commission, and merit plans for multiple countries including merit and bonus plan processing.

Worked on the Time & Absence modules including configuration of Absence calendars, Holiday Calendar Events, Carryover limit, Intermittent leave, Leave Type, Leave of Absence, scheduled weekly hours, Time off, Time Off plan, Time Off Type, Time Entry Calendar, Time Entry Code, Time Shift, etc.

Create, Update, and Configure Learning Programs through Workday LMS. Develop and edit lessons & e-learning courses that can be required by the personnel or on-demand. Managed, scheduled, and coordinated onsite/offsite training for site personnel.

Worked on Talent and Performance module Performance Management, Performance Reviews, Development Planning, Talent Review, Goal Management, Talent Profile, Talent Marketplace, etc.

Design and build Inbound/ Outbound integrations using EIB, Core Connector, PECI, Picof’s, Studio, Web Services, SOAP, XML, and XSLT Document Transformation for several integrations from Workday to external vendor systems with Raas reports.

Created complex reports using the Firm’s HR systems and Designed the Workday HCM data conversion process.

Involved in the production support activities for Kronos application in Time & attendance, Absence management and Accruals modules.

Maintained Kronos Pay Rules, Pay Codes, Work Rules, Wage Profiles, Labor Levels, Schedules and Shifts as required by HR/PR and Accruals (PTO, Vacation & Sick) and Record Manager.

Used data to create reports (employee hours worked, missed punches, etc.) to give to managers to help them better track their employees.

Helped troubleshoot issues and pending upgrade to the KRONOS workforce manager application.

Experience in extracting, transforming and exporting data between different RDBMS and from flat file to Excel and vise-versa.

Managing Data conversions, HR and Compensation related Custom Reports, and Security Management, Business Process configuration and, configuring the application according to customer requirements and developing system Integration.

Developed numerous learner-centered and e-learning courses via Workday LMS.

Trained the staff and educators in software applications, web-based applications, navigating learning management systems, and computer care.

Developed and implemented job-specific and learning curriculums based on the results of needs analysis and executive goals. Managed learning curriculum content for several onsite organizations via Workday Learning Module.

Saved the company over $30,000 per year in training costs by helping in development of the content in house.

Interact with Business analysts and end-users to clarify requirements and use cases.

Worked on the Signoff of testing for Business Assets, Customer Accounts, Revenue, Banking, and Settlement Functional Areas.

Created functional Specs for Reporting in Business assets, Procure to Pay, Accounts payable and Gifts, and endowments.

Use technology and analytics to continuously improve upon the talent journey experience, including process, method, and tool effectiveness.

Maximize resources to provide customized approaches to talent needs through in-person, blended, and virtual environments.

Provide coaching and feedback to individuals to ensure the ongoing effectiveness of talent activities, ongoing development, and key performance outcomes.

Additional areas of focus include building operations, project management, lease & portfolio, space & occupancy, compliance and management, performance metrics, and other premise related reports.

Support the Business Change Lead designing and agreeing to future workflows, specifically the business reports but also challenging and minimize the use of reports to drive workflows.

Drive continuous improvement of Workday HCM.

Create and execute performance tests to ensure that expected application performance levels are achieved.

Contributes and at times, leads clients and technical staff to investigate, analyze, and resolve technical problems related to system functions, programming, and procedures.

Create Custom reports using the Workday Report Writer tool, XpressO, and BIRT for Merit Statement, Paycheck Statement.

Environment: Workday Report Writing, XpressO, custom reports, calculated fields, Custom Objects, EIB, Workday Studio, Core Connecter, Kronos, XSLT, XML, LMS, UAT, Document Transformation, compensation, Recruiting, Benefits, Payroll.

Workday Developer

Boston Scientific, Boston, MA Sep 2016 – Dec 2017

Responsibilities:

Experience in web services like Recruiting, Staffing, Payroll, Absence Management, Compensation, Time Tracking, Termination.

Worked on solutions for the implemented HR functions of compensation management.

Worked on Data conversions, HR, Compensation related Custom Reports, Business Process configuration, and Security Management.

Developed and configured integrations using Enterprise Interface Builder (EIB) Inbound & Outbound, Workday Studio and Core Connector for HCM, Payroll, and Benefits.

Collected and Clarified client requirements, business needs, and project objectives, via sessions with vendors and client meetings.

Developed integrations using web service SOAP, WSDL, XML, XSLT on the Workday Cloud platform such as Payroll integration, ADP inbound/outbound.

Created Payroll integrations like PICOF & PECI to process payroll biweekly through ADP.

Responsible for building Turnover Reports, configuring Beginning & Ending, Hires, Terms Headcounts.

Developed Inbound and outbound integrations using EIB, Web Services SOAP, WSDL, XML, and XSLT Document Transformation for several integrations from Workday to downstream internal and vendor systems and provided necessary security for a related functional area to launch the EIB.

Developed Core connector and Document Transformation integrations to get changes file of CSV format from XML Output.

Experience using Excel in data analysis, using pivot tables, formulas (v-lookup and others), data validation, and conditional formatting.

Worked on Job Profiles, Compensation Components, setup Compensation Eligibility Rules, Compensation Grades & Grade Profiles, and Compensation package in Workday system.

Developed simple and secure integrations using Workday Enterprise Interface Builder (EIB) and worked with Workday Studio and Cloud connectors to fix integration related issues.

Implemented Workday Techno Functional and Data Migration using EIB, Core Connectors, and Workday Studio in addition to creating Simple and Advanced reports.

Developed several integration and functional reports to report out mass data from the workday.

Worked with implementation partners to configure Payroll and Time Tracking application.

Creating new business processes and notifications in deployment and sandbox tenants based on the designed business flow diagrams.

Worked with the sales team, to deliver professional and concise demonstrations of Payroll, Human Resources, Applicant Tracking, and Time and Attendance software.

Configured functionality for new areas within the Workday HCM System and providing real-time planning and analysis visibility to all levels of management.

Built Advance, Composite and Matrix reports in the areas of: Core HR; Payroll; Compensation; Benefits.

Used EIB (Enterprise Interface Builder) for integrating the location of employees, Performance ratings, assigning organizations, and updating payroll Ids.

Analyzed the functionality of Time & Labor pages, components, records, and menus. Tested the functionality of Time & Labor workflow related to payroll.

Involved in User Acceptance Test (UAT) of BI reports and Integration Testing.

Worked on designing Workflow Application, Creating Workflow Maps, Defining Roles and Role Users, and Testing workflow.

Configuration of Workday's business process configured conditional rules to guide workflow or validate data as required to accommodate desired outcomes.

Tested custom page in Order Management for an order log to log order received from sales but not booked for some or the other reasons.

Worked on Front end by using ReactJS and JavaScript.

Worked with the developers on the website from start to finish to give it a new look using HTML5/CSS3/JavaScript.

Developed test cases and executed test cases for creating different Vouchers, Posting of Vouchers, Posting of Payments in Workday Financials.

Work efforts supervised included requirements definition, process design, configuration, testing, training, deployment, and production support.

Worked on configuring Domain Security Policy and Business Process Security Policy.

Developed test cases and test scenarios to perform UAT, SAT on the newly developed integrations.

Environment: Workday EIB, Core Connector, Workday Integration Server, Workday Studio, PECI, Picof, Web Services, Workday Report Writer, ServiceNow, XpressO, XML, XSLT, XPath, UAT, SOAP UI, ADP, Oxygen.

HRIS Consultant (PeopleSoft/ Workday)

Code Master Technology, India May 2014 to Dec 2015

Responsibilities:

Assists with the definition, implementation, and maintenance of the PeopleSoft development and production architecture and environments.

Update the company's data management system, security policies as new Best Practices emerge and are adopted by the computer network.

Knowledge of database design best practices, performance tuning, and data normalization rules.

Develop and test code to adhere to the design documents.

Managed PeopleSoft database for all new hires, terminations, promotions, and updates.

Point of contact for business partners on issues and inquires related to PeopleSoft support.

Involved in design, development, enhancement and maintenance of PeopleSoft HR, Base Benefits, e-Recruit and Payroll.

Conducted new hire orientations, behavioral-based interviews, and extended offers to candidates.

Performed software upgrades to Kronos multiple time clocks and maintained Kronos pay rules, codes, work rules, wage profiles, Labor levels, schedules and shifts as required by HR.

Actively participate and take personal ownership in a career through self-assessments, mid-year, and annual reviews, goal setting, and performance management.

Initiating and executing Improvements to Process.

Weekly/Bi-weekly meetings with staff to distribute information, schedule work, discuss issues.

General management including budget requests,

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